Lava penetrating water: the different behaviours of pāhoehoe and ‘a‘ā at the Nesjahraun, Þingvellir, Iceland

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Stevenson, John, Mitchell, Neil Charles, Mochrie, Fiona, Cassidy, Michael, Pinkerton, Harry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Eldborg; Hengill; Þingvallavatn; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/68334/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-011-0480-1

The Nesjahraun is a basaltic lava flow erupted from a subaerial fissure, extending NE along the Þingvellir graben from the Hengill central volcano that produced pāhoehoe lava followed by ‘a‘ā. The Nesjahraun entered Iceland’s largest lake, Þingvallavatn, along its southern shore during both phases o...